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[Teunis]

Erik Norlander - Music Machine

[Teunis]

Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II (White Album)

[Nicky007]

NP  Angra:  Holy Land

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syreby0P5Mg

This will make Bupie happy, I know

Reminds me of Blind Guardian, with some Brazilian folklore blended in

- Nicky

[Bupie]

Indeed Nicky. A great band, about to release a live DVD with Fabio Leone as a singer. Don't know what it will sound like but maybe the link you gave (can't reach YT from my computer at work) will provide an answer, if it is a recent rendition of the song ?

NP Big Big Train - English Electric Full Power

[Nicky007]

Bupie, the YouTube is the full album from 1996.

I will start it again when it's thru

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

NP  Angra:  Holy Land  (on repeat)

Man, is this album fabulous 

Ordered it (from Amazon.UK) - donno if I can afford it, but great music goes before everything else, donit, guys

There are only few left, so you gotta be quick if ya wanit.

Rebirth was sub-pantheon imo, but with Holy Land, Angra goes straight to my pantheon list 

Thanx for your insistence, Bupie

Even you get things right occasionally

- Nicky

[Teunis]

Subsignal - Paraiso

[Nicky007]

Subsignal - Paraiso

Just got it (from Amazon) 

Gonna listen to it shortly .... 


JP  The Tea Party:  Triptych

Great album, great group - pantheon 

Paxi, I can particularly recommend it to you, also cuz the lyrics are very good

How come it's always me who finds the great music

Well, I think it was Mad, who got me onto TTP - so thanx, Mad

So you Roomies aint totally useles to me


JP  Mike Oldfield:  Amarok

Super album. Particularly the last 15 minutes are sublime. Here, guys, take it from 0:45 :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjGTxoXtSI

- Nicky

[Teunis]

jp: Queen - The Miracle
np: Airbag - The Greatest Show On Earth

[Bupie]

NP  Angra:  Holy Land  (on repeat)

Man, is this album fabulous 

Ordered it (from Amazon.UK) - donno if I can afford it, but great music goes before everything else, donit, guys

There are only few left, so you gotta be quick if ya wanit.

Rebirth was sub-pantheon imo, but with Holy Land, Angra goes straight to my pantheon list 

Thanx for your insistence, Bupie

Even you get things right occasionally

- Nicky

You're welcome 

Actually, I prefer Angels Cry to Holy Land ... but you can get both in the same package for a very decent price : http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/277-4417123-9320921?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=angra%20holy%20land%20angels

If I had to make a ranking of their studio albums, it would be :

1. Temple Of Shadows (absolute masterpiece, their proggiest, which is the reason why it is disliked by many metal fans)
2. Angels Cry (fresh and brilliant debut album)/Rebirth (oustanding first half, very good second half)
3. Fireworks (an underestimated album that rocks big time, produced by Chris Tsangarides who also produced, amongst others, an album called Painkiller)
4. Holy Land (the favorite of many fans, I find it very good but slighty inferior to the other Matos era albums. Great cover and artwork)
5. Aqua (their latest, a pleasant listen but with few highlights)
6. Aurora Consurgens (the only one that I find hard to get into. Lacks the great melodies of the other albums)

NP Angra - Angels Cry 

Despite the fact that Ricardo Confessori is presented as the drummer and has his picture in the booklet, he was not in the band by the time of the recording so they used Alex Holzwarth (of Sieges Even and now Rhapsody fame, amongst many other collaborations) as a session drummer. I guess this choice has something to do with the fact that the recording took place in Germany.

[Nicky007]

Actually, I prefer Angels Cry to Holy Land ... but you can get both in the same package for a very decent price

I like the original issues (gladly remastered), and I'v already ordered Holy Land. (It actually cost a bit more than the double release.)

1. Temple Of Shadows (absolute masterpiece, their proggiest, which is the reason why it is disliked by many metal fans)

OK, I'v encountered that phenomena a few times (e.g. Priest's Nostradamus & Van Halen III), and it usually means that it's an album to my taste, so Thanx for the useful info, Bupie 

3. Fireworks (an underestimated album that rocks big time, produced by Chris Tsangarides who also produced, amongst others, an album called Painkiller)

That's the one I'm planning to get next, as it's the one between the two I have.

Chris T produced several Priest albums, so he's my man

4. Holy Land (the favorite of many fans, I find it very good but slighty inferior to the other Matos era albums. Great cover and artwork)

Oh, man, I'm playing it all the time 

Note also Andre Matos' sensitive piano playing 

The wonderful Silence And Distance already made it into my Classic song list

I'd like to get Paxi into it; think he'l like it

Interesting that one of the songs is called The Shaman. Shaman was the name of Andre, Luís Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori's (drums) first post-Angra group.

NP Angra -

Holy Land 

Have to check up on what Andre Matos has done after his spell in Angra - an extraordinary musical talent ..... 

- Nicky

[Nicky007]

Hm, the magic stopped - gotta give it another spin, "once again"

NP  Angra:  Holy Land

Already got five of the songs on my Classic list - now how's that possible

- Nicky

[Bupie]

I'd like to get Paxi into it; think he'l like it

Hum, I am not so sure, PH has a strong tendency to contrariness when the advice comes from you   But yes, it should please any Roomie but those who could not stand Matos' voice.

Interesting that one of the songs is called The Shaman. Shaman was the name of Andre, Luís Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori's (drums) first post-Angra group.
Holy Land 

Have to check up on what Andre Matos has done after his spell in Angra - an extraordinary musical talent ..... 

Well, the first Shaman album, Ritual, is a very good place to start   Matos also contributed to Avantasia's The Metal Opera I & II, the Part I being my favorite speed metal album ever

NP Angra - Angels Cry
I am pretty sure that songs like Carry On or Angels Cry could reach your Classic list too ...

[Nicky007]

Hum, I am not so sure, PH has a strong tendency to contrariness when the advice comes from you

Right, Bupie, I could probably find some bullshit album and write that it's tame and soppy, and straightaway Paxi would tell us all that it's a prog masterpiece

Otoh we're sharing Yes these days, so I gotta be a bit easy on him

But yes, it should please any Roomie except those who could not stand Matos' voice.

I never thought that there could be any beef with his singing. It doesn't seem to be harsh in any way

Well, the first Shaman album, Ritual, is a very good place to start

Thanx, Bupie, I'll run it soon, and return to you ....

Matos also contributed to Avantasia's The Metal Opera I & II

Hm, I wasnt so hot on The Scarecrow. But I'll give The Metal Opera a run ....

I am pretty sure that songs like Carry On or Angels Cry could reach your Classic list too ...

You know what, Bupie, I really believe you 


NP  Angra:  Holy Land

Repeat has become a poor word for it

OK, let's try a different tack: Paxi, this is a f'd up album

- Nicky

[PH]

Funny guys you!

I will check it out!

"Triptych" by The Tea Party and "Holy Land" by Angra.
Anything else?

[Teunis]

jp: Asia - XXX
np: Gazpacho - March Of Ghosts

[Bupie]

Funny guys you!

I will check it out!

"Triptych" by The Tea Party and "Holy Land" by Angra.
Anything else?

Yes, since you ask, please check Kansas' Leftoverture 

NP Santana - Borboletta

[PH]

Yes, since you ask, please check Kansas' Leftoverture 

Oh yes, I need to revisit that one. I've heard the album and thought it was really nice. I realised that Neal Morse was probably inspired a lot by Kansas.

[Bupie]

NP Big Big Train - English Electric Full Power

What else ? 

[Nicky007]

JP  Dream Theater:  Self-titled

Super 

Vintage DT. Mike Mangini was a great choice. This album sounds the way we know and love DT. I haven't yet identified the differences between Mike I and Mike II, just acknowledged that DT sound just right and are still the flagship of progrock 

Already got three pieces from the new album for my Classic song list

Well, I usually end up putting most DT-songs there


NP  Shaman:  Ritual

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RocrqzxlAk

First run 

- Nicky

[Teunis]

pp: Riverside - Out Of Myself (too long ago that I played this one, great album )
jp: Pendragon - Not Of This World (also a very enjoyable album)
np: RPWL - A Show Beyond Man And Time (on Progstreamingclassic.com. Considering buying the DVD version, like it a lot)

[maddox]

Echolyn ~ Mei

49 minutes of prog-heaven in one song. 

[Teunis]

Today:
Airbag - The Greatest Show On Earth
Steve Lukather - SantaMental

jp: Rocket Scientists - Oblivion Days
np: Sylvan - Posthumous Silence

[Teunis]

Airbag - All Rights Removed
IQ - The Wake
Airbag - Identity

[Nicky007]

JP  Haken:  Mountain

First run. Super ! Quite different from the two first albums, real prog group


NP  Angra:  Holy Land

There's somethin very special about this album 

- Nicky